South Korea court sentences ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years over drone incident

Direct fact

On June 12, 2026, a South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison over a 2024 military drone operation involving North Korea, linking it to his martial law declaration in December 2024.

Key specifics

• Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
• The case concerns a 2024 military drone operation involving North Korea.
• Yoon declared martial law in December 2024.
• Martial law lasted about 6 hours before lawmakers voted it down.
• Lee Jae Myung became President after the political crisis.

Exam lens

International polity, South Korea, martial law, 30 years, December 2024, Lee Jae Myung — TNPSC may ask the sequence of events, the sentence, and the political consequence in South Korea.